What to do if you've been the victim of identity theft. 

Click here to download the Findlay Township Police Department Identity Theft Checklist

• Call the companies where the fraud occurred, report the fraud, and ask that they close or freeze your accounts to prevent further fraudulent activity. 
• Change logins, passwords, and PINs for your accounts
• Place a fraud alert by contacting one of the three credit bureaus. You only have to contact one, and that company must notify the other two.  

  • Experian

    • Experian.com/help
    • 888-EXPERIAN (888-397-3742)  

  • TransUnion

    • TransUnion.com/credit-help
    • 888-909-8872

  • Equifax 

    • Equifax.com/personal/credit-report-services 
    • 800-685-1111 
• Go to annualcreditreport.com and obtain a free credit report. Check the report for any transactions you don't recognize
• Go to IdentityTheft.gov to report the identity theft to the Federal Trade Commission
• If the identity theft was possibly committed via the internet, go to IC3.gov to report the incident to the Internet Crime Complaint Center 

A local police report is not always necessary, but we do recommend if you are the victim of identity theft, to contact us at (724) 695-7777 to report the incident.